Tagged: campaign finance law

Law
5:51 pm
Tue March 12, 2013

House Democrats push for changes to ethics, election laws during 'Sunshine Week'

Credit Courtesy photo / Michigan Democratic Party
State Representative Winnie Brinks at a June press conference announcing she'll run.

It's Sunshine Week, an annual push for open government and the public’s right to know stuff.

Democrats in the state House tied the introduction of a package of bills to Sunshine Week. The bills include a number of changes to Michigan's laws and constitution regarding ethics, campaign finance, and elections.

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Politics & Government
4:44 pm
Fri November 2, 2012

State House Speaker Jase Bolger campaigns with Governor, brushes aside campaign finance complaints

Credit Steve Carmody / Michigan Radio
State House Speaker Jase Bolger reaches out to shake the hand of a kitchen worker at Schuler's in Marshall

State House Speaker Jase Bolger spent today campaigning with Governor Rick Snyder.

Bolger is facing a potentially close vote next Tuesday in his southern Michigan state House district.

Jase Bolger has been dogged by allegations his office violated state campaign finance laws, when he helped facilitate a last minute party switch by a west Michigan state lawmaker earlier this year.

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